The Devil is in the Details: Applying CAUTI and CLABSI Criteria ...
The Devil is in the Details: Applying CAUTI and CLABSI Criteria ...
The Devil is in the Details: Applying CAUTI and CLABSI Criteria ...
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Case 6<br />
• 8/14- A 41 year old female presents to <strong>the</strong><br />
Emergency Room <strong>in</strong> diabetic coma <strong>and</strong> with<br />
anemia. She has a subclavian ca<strong>the</strong>ter<br />
<strong>in</strong>serted <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Emergency Room. <strong>The</strong> next<br />
day, <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> ICU, she has a midl<strong>in</strong>e central<br />
ca<strong>the</strong>ter <strong>in</strong>serted for blood transfusions. 8/21-<br />
she develops fever to 39 C, <strong>and</strong> shak<strong>in</strong>g chills.<br />
2 sets of blood cultures sent.<br />
• 8/15- blood cultures positive for Pseudomonas<br />
aerg<strong>in</strong>osa. Nei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong>sertion site shows<br />
<strong>in</strong>flammation <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>re <strong>is</strong> no o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
documented <strong>in</strong>fection
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